The objective with the infinitive constraction

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E.g.I didn’t want him to see me here.
him to see – the

E.g.I didn’t want him to see me here. him to see –
objective infinite construction
The Function in the Sentence - the Complex Object

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The Complex Object =
a Noun/a Pronoun + the Infinitive
e.g.We know gravity

The Complex Object = a Noun/a Pronoun + the Infinitive e.g.We know
to pull on every particle of a body
e.g. Uncle Podger wanted us to help him

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The Objective Predicative Construction of this type is used after the following

The Objective Predicative Construction of this type is used after the following
verbs:

1) Verbs of wish and intention:
to wish,
to want,
to desire,
to choose,
to prefer,
should/would like,
to intend,
to mean.

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The infinitive can be only non-perfect, as it denotes an unfulfilled action.
E.g.

The infinitive can be only non-perfect, as it denotes an unfulfilled action.
He would like you to see him in his office.
Eg.I did not mean it to be told to her.

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2)Verbs of emotion and attitude
to like/to dislike,
to love,
to hate,

2)Verbs of emotion and attitude to like/to dislike, to love, to hate, to cannot/could not bear.
to cannot/could not bear.

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They can be followed only by non-perfect forms of the infinitive.
E.g.I can’t

They can be followed only by non-perfect forms of the infinitive. E.g.I
bear people to be unhappy or upset.
E.g.I hate you to go away.

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3. Verbs of mental activity (to think, to suppose, to consider, to

3. Verbs of mental activity (to think, to suppose, to consider, to
believe, to know, to find, to expect, to imagine, to understand, to assume, to acknowledge, to feel, to trust, etc.).

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After these verbs the infinitive may be used
in any form, depending on

After these verbs the infinitive may be used in any form, depending
the time relation
between the two actions:
E.g.He believed Jennie to be playing in the garden.
E.g.I supposed him to have been married to her years ago.

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If the action of the infinitive refers to the person, denoted by

If the action of the infinitive refers to the person, denoted by
the subject, the corresponding reflexive pronoun is used.
E.g.I know myself to be rather slow.

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4. Verbs of declaring (to declare, to report, to pronounce).
All forms

4. Verbs of declaring (to declare, to report, to pronounce). All forms
of the infinitive are possible.
e.g. They reported the plane to have been lost.

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5. Verbs of perception (to see, to watch, to hear, to feel,

5. Verbs of perception (to see, to watch, to hear, to feel,
to observe, to notice).
After these verbs a bare non-perfect active infinitive is used.
e.gWe saw planes zoom into the air.
e.gThey felt the earth shake under their feet.

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6. Causative verbs (to make, to have) take a complex object with

6. Causative verbs (to make, to have) take a complex object with
a bare infinitive, usually it is a non-perfect infinitive, as the action is the result of inducement.
With other verbs of inducement (to order, to command, to ask, to allow, etc.) the objective with the infinitive construction can have only the passive infinitive.
e.g.She would not allow the life of the child to be risked.
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